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Shelley_B
May 24, 2022Copper Contributor
Group By People/Group of SharePoint List
Hello, I have a SharePoint List that has the People and/Group Column but its not giving me the option to Group By that column I'm assuming its because we have it set to enter multiple people/grou...
- May 24, 2022That is correct, a column that allows multiple choices is not supported to be Grouped By.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-grouping-to-modify-a-list-or-library-view-18548b63-a869-4fcf-89b1-ba3d04784df7#:~:text=Quick%20grouping%20in%20your%20SharePoint,differences%20in%20that%20column%27s%20data.
An option would be a flow that updates a single line of text column with the People details every time its edited. This would allow you to group by it if it's a critical requirement
Warwick Ward
May 24, 2022Bronze Contributor
That is correct, a column that allows multiple choices is not supported to be Grouped By.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-grouping-to-modify-a-list-or-library-view-18548b63-a869-4fcf-89b1-ba3d04784df7#:~:text=Quick%20grouping%20in%20your%20SharePoint,differences%20in%20that%20column%27s%20data.
An option would be a flow that updates a single line of text column with the People details every time its edited. This would allow you to group by it if it's a critical requirement
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-grouping-to-modify-a-list-or-library-view-18548b63-a869-4fcf-89b1-ba3d04784df7#:~:text=Quick%20grouping%20in%20your%20SharePoint,differences%20in%20that%20column%27s%20data.
An option would be a flow that updates a single line of text column with the People details every time its edited. This would allow you to group by it if it's a critical requirement